It’s time for Five for Friday! I love the divisional round. It’s my favorite weekend of all sports weekends. I went 5-1 in Wild Card weekend. If Baker hadn’t fumbled, I likely would have finished 6-0. But 5-1 is pretty good. Let’s see if I can keep it going in the Divisional round.

Houston we have a problem: Texans @ Chiefs on ESPN at 2:30 PM mountain time

The Texans are coming off a big win over the Chargers and of course the media is hyping them up, especially their defense. But let’s keep in mind that they were playing the Chargers…in the playoffs. And Chargers are gonna Charger. The Texans are a pretty good team but they are missing a lot of guys on offense and more importantly they are playing the back to back defending champs who have been as healthy as they have been all year and have been resting since Christmas. There will be lots of talk about them being rusty and they should have played their guys and blah, blah, blah. This is the Chiefs. They know what they are doing. Andy Reid is a ridiculous 32-7 following a bye. And you know what is better than playoff Pat? Saturday Pat. He has played 7 games on Saturday in the NFL. He is 7-0 with 9 tds and zero interceptions. There is lots of talk about the Texans D but you know who else has a good defense? The Chiefs. If you take away the game that the JV Chiefs played, we gave up an average of 18 points a game. Also, the Chiefs haven’t had a turnover in 7 games. Bottomline, the Texans are pretty good but the Chiefs are real good and on a mission. And whenever the media talks bad about the Chiefs, the Chiefs answer. Also, the cold temperatures and a rocking and rowdy Arrowhead won’t do the Texans any favors. The Chiefs win and finally break the 30 point mark that is so important for all the stupid media people.

Chiefs 31 Texans 20

Daniels in the Lions Den: Commanders @ Lions on Fox at 6 pm mountain time

Jayden Daniels has had a ridiculous rookie season. If he wins this one it will be arguably the greatest rookie season of any quarterback ever. The kid is the real deal and seems unfazed by the moment. The Commanders are good for sure. And aren’t going anywhere any time soon. They have Scary Terry and some other weapons too. The Commanders showed that they could step in in big moments last weekend but this is a whole new task. The Lions are very good and even better at home. Jared Goff is playing his best football in his life. Gibbs is an incredible running back. Montgomery is back. They have good receivers and tight ends and arguably the best offensive line in the league. And they play in a stadium that can be very loud when they aren’t the worst team in the league. Can Daniels calm the Lions enough to survive? Or will the Dirty Detroit get to host the NFC championship game? This should be a fun one but I just don’t see the Commanders stopping the Lions enough to win.

Lions 41 Commanders 28

The Philly Not So Special?: Rams @ Eagles on NBC at 1 PM on Sunday mountain time

Even when the Eagles win they find a way for you not to feel good about them. AJ Brown is usually the reason. He likes to find his inner excellence during the game while reading a book. He is the reading rainbow of the NFL. “I can do anything, take a look…it’s in a book, reading AJ!” The Eagles defense is very good. And Saquon Barkley is exceptional. Jalen Hurts gets a bad rap…mostly because of AJ Brown. But they have a good team. They have won a bunch of games. And it will likely be snowing which probably means more running. Which favors the Eagles. But something just doesn’t seem right in Philly. Maybe it is the AJ Brown thing. Maybe it is the fact that Jalen Hurts didn’t look great last week. Maybe it is the fact that Nick Sirianni is there coach. But something seems off. Meanwhile the Rams are coming off a great win with their city needing hope. McVay can coach. Stafford can quarterback. Their defense has been playing lights out and something tells me they will have a plan to not give up 250 yards again to Saquon. This should be a close one between two good teams. But how can you bet against guys named Cooper Kupp and Puka? Give me the Rams to keep my preseason Super Bowl prediction alive.

Rams 23 Eagles 20

Sorry Mr. Jackson…Bills are for real!: Ravens @ Bills on CBS at 4:30 PM on Sunday mountain time:

This is the game everyone is excited about which is why they put it last. It’s a battle of the two MVP favorites and two quarterbacks that have come up short in the playoffs. They have both made it to one conference championship. They both lost to the same team. I can’t seem to remember who that team was…hmm. The Ravens on paper have the better team. They beat the Bills badly early on in the season. And Lamar arguably had the better season. Plus they have Derrick Henry who has his own case to be MVP. Their defense has been playing great and they match up well against the Bills. The weather is supposed to be bad which usually favors the Bills but the Ravens are no strangers to cold weather. Although they have been practicing inside because the ground was too cold and hard. And even while practicing inside, they have been pretty bundled up. But bad weather often means more running which favors the Ravens as well. I was feeling good about picking the Ravens. But then I was watching First things First which I do regularly and Chris Broussard brought out this Ravens super fan person or something. She was the most annoying thing I have experienced in some time. I’m talking Skip Bayless level annoying. I’d tell you to google it or watch it on YouTube. But I like you and don’t want to punish you. Look, I know I just made a great case for the Ravens. But the Bills don’t suck. They are healthier than they were the last time they played the Ravens. They run the ball very effectively now. Josh Allen is very tough to stop. Plus it would be fitting for the Chiefs to avenge the one loss that the varsity Chiefs had this year. The Ravens are good but the Bills seem like a team on a mission to not lose until they play the Chiefs. Plus I cannot handle anymore of that annoying fan. Josh leads them down in the final seconds for the win.

Bills 34 Ravens 31

The Luck of the Irish runs out: Ohio State versus Notre Dame at 5:30 PM on Monday, Mountain time:

I don’t like either of these teams so I won’t say much. But bottom line is Ohio State seems like the best team in the Nation. Well besides when they play Michigan. I don’t like them or their coach. Or their coach before that coach. Or their coach before that coach. But they are good and there is no denying it. I do like Notre Dame’s coach even though I don’t really like them. It doesn’t seem like they should be here. But I do find it funny that Brian Kelly left because he didn’t think he would get to play for national championships at Notre Dame. I’ll be cheering for Notre Dame but I don’t like their chances.

Ohio State 38 Notre Dame 20